Something that I thought was interesting in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock was just that Prufrock is supposed to be a respectable, smart man but when he is in love with this woman, he loses his calmness and command of his thoughts. He becomes anxious and nervous, as if he's a young, immature boy who has a crush on a girl. I just find this funny because when I think of men of Prufrock's status (or at least of the status I picture him to be), I see them as being calm and collected all of the time, but even for a man like Prufrock, love shakes him and takes him to an uncomfortable and awkward place.
I commented on Abbie George's post.
I agree, he just loses his sense of control and is consumed by his worry about the things that could go wrong. Love is full of mistakes and hardships; it is not perfect all the time like Prufrock assumes.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. The speaker is completely unraveled and scared of confrontation. Just as Darby mentioned, he seems controlled by his worries more than he is motivated to act on his feelings.
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